Before & after: Revealing Churyumov-Gerasimenko's jets

ESA / Rosetta / NavCam / Emily Lakdawalla

Before & after: Revealing Churyumov-Gerasimenko's jets

Adjusting the brightness of NavCam images reveals jets emanating from the comet. There are two jets clearly visible at the neck, but there is also a brighter background near the "body" of the comet at lower left, and a possible area of enhanced brightness to the right of the comet.

Here is a version of the image that has been processed to enhance the jets while maintaining the appearance of the comet nucleus: